To protect the southwest’s iconic Joshua trees, scientists are tinkering with their genetics and searching for climate havens ...

Joshua trees typically bloom in February and April, according to Jeremy Yoder, an associate professor of biology at ...

A damaged Joshua tree is lit by the setting sun, surrounded by terrain scorched by the 72-acre Black Rock wildfire in Joshua Tree National Park. One day after the government shutdown ended , a ranger ...

Joshua trees normally bloom after February, but if you're seeing early blossoms, you might be dealing with a more serious ...

JOSHUA TREE, Cali. – Scientists say climate change could kill off California’s iconic Joshua trees completely. “The future for Joshua trees might be a little bleak and we know that,” said University ...

An iconic and spiritual symbol of Southern California’s high desert, Joshua trees draw millions of visitors to their National Park home and the surrounding environs. But the tree’s very existence is ...

Arid low desert and vegetated high desert meet in this beloved natural gem, offering visitors stunning vistas and rewarding hikes.

Conservationists have tried for years to protect the Western Joshua tree, a twisty plant strewn across the desert landscape. They sought a threatened-species designation from California that is ...

The vast majority of Joshua Tree National Park visitors never reach Covington Flats, which isn’t near any of the park’s main entrances and is only accessible via bumpy dirt roads or treks on foot ...

Organizers of a new art museum in Joshua Tree announced their plans to build near the national park — but there’s a hitch. The foundation behind the project has had its operations suspended by the ...

One day after the government shutdown ended , a ranger ambled down a trail in Joshua Tree National Park, bathed in golden light. It was her first day back, and she had just walked through a sea of ...